{"product_id":"love-anger-madness-a-haitian-triptych-paperback","title":"Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarie Vieux-Chauvet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRose-Myriam Rejouis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eVal Vinokur\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only English translation of \"a masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e)--a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003estunning trilogy of novellas about\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethe soul-crushing cost of life under a violent Haitian dictatorship, featuring an introduction by Edwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1968\u003ci\u003e, Love, Anger, Madness \u003c\/i\u003evirtually disappeared from circulation until its republication in France in 2005. Set in the barely fictionalized Haiti of \"Papa Doc\" Duvalier's repressive rule, Marie Vieux-Chauvet's writing was so powerful and so incendiary that she was forced to flee to the United States. Yet \u003ci\u003eLove, Anger, Madness \u003c\/i\u003eendures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire, the narrator of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e is the eldest of three daughters who surrenders her dreams of marriage to run the household after her parents die. Insecure about her dark skin, she fantasizes about her middle sister's French husband, while he has an affair with the youngest sister, setting in motion a complicated family dynamic that echoes the growing chaos outside their home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e the police terrorize a middle-class family by threatening to seize their land. The father insinuates that their only hope of salvation lies with an unspeakable act--his daughter Rose must prostitute herself--which leads to all-consuming guilt, shame, and rage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd finally, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e paints a terrifying portrait of a Haitian village that has been ravaged by militants. Ren , a young poet, is trapped in his family's house for days with no food and becomes obsessed with the souls of the dead that surround him.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie Vieux-Chauvet, a seminal writer of postoccupation Haiti, was born in Port-au-Prince in 1916 and died in New York in 1973. She is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eDance on the Volcano, Fonds des Nègres, Fille d'Haiti, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLes Rapaces.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRose-Myriam Réjouis and Val Vinokur have translated two novels by Patrick Chamoiseau, \u003ci\u003eSolibo Magnificent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTexaco\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which won the American Translators Association Galantière Prize for Best Book. Their translation of \u003cb\u003eLove, Anger, Madness\u003c\/b\u003e was supported by a Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdwidge Danticat was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She is the author of B\u003cb\u003erother, I'm Dying; Breath, Eyes, Memory; Krik? Krak!; The Farming of Bones\u003c\/b\u003e; and \u003cb\u003eThe Dew Breaker.\u003c\/b\u003e She lives in Miami with her husband and two daughters.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53345647984947,"sku":"9780812976922","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QWdUQkFXT21TcjJ1TjdKWWVaM1dJZz09.webp?v=1778752274","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/love-anger-madness-a-haitian-triptych-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}